Patents by Inventor Anthony David King Smith

Anthony David King Smith has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Driverless interfacing of a removable device with a digital product
    Patent number: 7376757
    Abstract: In order to avoid the need for upgrade software when enhancing the function of a digital product, e.g. PDA, and SD lookalike card or other removable device provided with an active function such as digital radio is able to create the appearance of a file structure relating to the radio functions so that the PDA can communicate with it in file system language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Anthony David King Smith
  • Interfacing a removable device with a digital product
    Publication number: 20040268041
    Abstract: In order to avoid the need for upgrade software when enhancing the function of a digital product, e.g. PDA, and SD lookalike card or other removable device provided with an active function such as digital radio is able to create the appearance of a file structure relating to the radio functions so that the PDA can communicate with it in file system language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventor: Anthony David King Smith
  • Digital audio/visual receiver with recordable memory
    Patent number: 6697608
    Abstract: A typical radio receiver (20) for DAB or DVB has recordable memory (33) for selecting broadcast digital information. To simplify retrieval of the information, the selection means (27) is operable to present to the user a sequence of sources of information for reproduction including the memory means as well as the broadcast sources, whereby selection of recorded information is as simple as selection of broadcast information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Anthony David King-Smith
  • Digital audio/visual receiver with recordable memory
    Publication number: 20020055331
    Abstract: A typical radio receiver (20) for DAB or DVB has recordable memory (33) for selecting broadcast digital information. To simplify retrieval of the information, the selection means (27) is operable to present to the user a sequence of sources of information for reproduction including the memory means as well as the broadcast sources, whereby selection of recorded information is as simple as selection of broadcast information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventor: Anthony David King-Smith